Princeton 1, 361

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127050

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127050.

Transliteration

1(disz) ma2 1(u) 5(asz) gur 4(disz) sila3-ta
u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
sze-bi 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
ma2 nig2-tag-ga
giri3 ma-an-ba
2(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 5(disz) sila3-ta
u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(ban2)
ka i7-da-ta mar-sa-asz eme-sig de6-a
giri3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu
mu si-mu-ru-um-<<um>> lu-lu-bum2 ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 361. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P127050) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127050..

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